ECRE/BRC joint response to House of Lords inquiry on Frontex

The Refugee Council and ECRE welcome this timely inquiry and the opportunity to comment on the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the EU Member States, Frontex. We share the view that the Agency's mandated powers are expanding fast and consider that this is happening without due attention to the establishment and/or clarification of the Agency's role and responsibilities in relation to human rights. We are particularly concerned with the right to seek asylum as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the extent to which this may be violated as a result of Frontex activities.

ECRE/BRC Response to Frontex Inquiry (170.54 KB)